Detection of long-term changes in precipitation and discharge in the Meuse basin

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 289, 2004, Pages 169-177

  Tu, M ^a   Hall, M J ^a   De Laat, P J M ^a   De Wit, M J M ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Natl Inst Intgd Water M/WWT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Change point; Discharge; Meuse River; Precipitation; Trend

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RUNOFF;

CHANGE-POINT; DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MEUSE RIVER; TREND;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

CLIMATE VARIATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PEAK FLOW; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 7044271256     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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